The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-03-27
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.
Musical Mention and Dramatic Doings.

Musical Mention and Dramatic Doings'
We regret 10 say that Mozart Academy
will be closed all Of next week This at
traction will be missed and our people
will begin to appreciate how the city will
be when we have no amusements at all.
The original and world-famOus Han
Ions will commence an engagement OF
three nights and one matinee tomorrow
night. appearing in their magnificent
spectacular "Fantasma. The HanlOns
have no rivals in their peculiar field, and
for inventors OF marvellous stage illusions
and wonderful mechanical effects OF the
most pulling kind, have no equals ia
the world The Hanlons carry two
special cars of scenery and effects. The
scenery and transformation scenes are
Gorgeous, and IL will be one Of the
greatest spectacles Of modern times.
McNish. Slayin q JOhnson's Ministries,
one Of the best now travelling, will be at
the Theatre for one night Only-Friday
night, April lst.
An unusually attractive programme OF
both vocal and instrumental music has
been prepared for the Mozart Musicale
tomorrow night
Little Ollie Redpath closed her engage
ment last night She is charming act.
ress. and il is hoped that the people OF
Petersburg, where she will play next
week. vii deal kindly with her
Fred Warde had beautiful matinee
Yesterday Delicate Ground and
Tanning The Shrew % were presented
with Mr.. Warde and the lovely Eugenia
Blair in the leading roles. The perform
ance was a perfect success and the artists
answered several recalls.
Last night as crook backed Rtchord he
closed his engagement In the delinea-
ton of this great r0ic he was majestic
and supurb lie was well supported and
the engagement was one of the dramatic
successes of the season.
Thcrehearsal for the cantata of Golden
Hair will soon be resumed. IL will be
presented al Pine street Baptist church
i'm Nav with stronger cast than that
with which the Sidney Stars made ia
nous Little Red Riding Hood. Mrs
George j Hooper, Jr., is the director.
Among other important merry musical
mention is the presentation OF the MI
kadO al the Mozart Musicale May "a ,
the oratorio of ST Paul by Peters
burg amateurs May l4th the concert
of the professional musicians of Rich
mond. and that for the joint benefit Of
the Male Orphan Asylum and the Con
federate Soldiers Home
The complimentary testimonial OF Mr..
James Calder viii take place some time
next month at pinc-strect Baptist church,
and 10 is expected it will be bumper
10 is now reported that the dummy en-
giuc for the western extension of the
city railway Will not be ready before The
latter part Of May.
Last night az the Theatre sweet
Eucenia Blair was presented with q love
lv floral tribute during the second ACT
10 is reported That Richmond viii be-
visited carly i'm the spring by the cele-
brated Gice Club from Columbia College,
NY. This is said To- be the finest of the
kind In the country.
Master Eddie Farmer bad "a fine crowd
AT Charlottesville, and has started for
Louisville and other Western cities.
The Pavilion Theatre on Broad street
above First is announced 90 open Monday
night, April 1th with play entitled,
alfred the Great ' For particulars see
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